Method for controlling an operating device for lighting means

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9872366
SERIAL NO

15514869

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The invention relates to an illumination system (A) having at least one operating device (1) for operating lighting means, having a control device (10) which is connected by means of an analogue or digital light control bus to the operating device and is designed for transmission of analogue or digital control commands via the light control bus, wherein the control device (1) is designed to control the operating devices (1) in terms of brightness and/or color by means of control commands, wherein furthermore the control device is connected to a IPv6 bus system, the control device (10) is designed to receive IPv6 bus commands via the IPv6 bus system and is designed to transmit a colour command or a brightness command as control command, according to the received IPv6 bus commands, to at least one operating device, and the operating device is designed to adapt the control of the lighting means according to the received colour command or brightness command.

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TRIDONIC GMBH & CO KGAUSTRIA DORNBIRN DORNBIRN VORARLBERG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Herter, Jens Lindau, DE 3 2
Kears, John Durham, GB 4 12

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